Your Word is Your Wand

By
Florence Scovel Shinn

Originally published in 1928

 This volume of affirmations was written by popular demand. It is a sequel to
The Game of Life and How to Play It, where the reader will find the principle
more fully explained.

1: Your Word is Your Wand

Man's word is his wand filled with magic and power!

Jesus Christ emphasized the power of the word; "By thy words thou shalt be justified and
by thy words thou shalt be condemned," and "death and life are in the power of the
tongue."

So man has power to change an unhappy condition by waving over it the wand of his
word.

In the place of sorrow appears joy, in the place of sickness appears health, in the place of
lack appears plenty.

For example: A woman came for a treatment for prosperity. She possessed just two
dollars in the world.

I said: "We bless the two dollars and know that you have the magic purse of the Spirit; it
can never be depleted; as money goes out, immediately money comes in, undergrace in
perfect ways.

I see it always crammed, jammed with money: Yellow bills, green bills, pink checks,
blue checks, white checks, gold, silver and currency. I see it bulging with abundance!"

She replied: "I feel my bag heavy with money," and was so filled with faith that she gave
me one of her dollars as a love offering. I did not dare refuse it and see lack for her, as it
was important that I hold the picture of plenty.

Shortly aferwards she was made a gift of six thousand dollars. Fearless faith and the
spoken word brought it to pass.

The affirmation of the magic purse is very powerful, as it brings a vivid picture to the
mind. It is impossible not to see your purse or wallet filled with money when using the
words, "crammed, jammed."

The imaging faculty is the creative faculty and it is important to choose words which
bring a flash of the fulfillment of the demand.

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Never force a picture by visualizing; let the Divine Idea flash into your conscious mind;
then the student is working according to the Divine Design.

Jesus Christ said: "Ye shall know the Truth and the Truth shall make you free."

2: Success

There are certain words or pictures which impress the subconscious mind.
For example: A man called asking me to speak the word for his right work.
I gave him the statement: "Behold I have set before thee the open door of destiny and no
man shall shut it!"

It didn't seem to make much impression, so I was inspired to add: "And no man shall
shut it for it is nailed back!"

The man was electrified and went out walking on air. Within a few weeks he was called
to a distant city to fill a wonderful position which came about in a miraculous way.

AFFIRMATIONS

The decks are now cleared for Divine Action and my own comes to me under grace in a
magical way.

I now let go of worn-out conditions and worn-out things. Divine order is established in
my mind, body and affairs. "Behold, I make all things new."

My seeming impossible good now comes to pass, the unexpected now happens.

3: Prosperity

Man comes into the world financed by God, with all that he desires or requires already
on his pathway.

This supply is released through faith and the Spoken Word.

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"If thou canst believe, all things are possible."
For example: A woman came to me one day to tell me of her experience in using an
affirmation she had read in my book, "The Game of Life and How to Play It."

She was without experience but desired a good position on the stage. She took the
affirmation: "Infinite Spirit, open the way for my great abundance. I am an irresistible
magnet for all that belongs to me by Divine Right."

She was given a very important part in a successful opera.

She said: "It was a miracle, due to the affirmation, which I repeated hundreds of times."
AFFIRMATIONS

I now draw from the abundance of the spheres my immediate and endless supply.
All Channels are free!
All Doors are open!

I now release the gold-mine within me. I am linked with an endless golden stream of
prosperity which comes to me under grace in perfect ways.

Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the
house of abundance forever.

My God is a God of plenty and I now receive all that I desire or require, and more.
All that is mine by Divine Right is now released and reaches me in great avalanches of
abundance, under grace in miraculous ways.

My supply is endless, inexhaustible and immediate and comes to me under grace in

perfect ways.

4: Happiness

In that wonderful moving picture, "The Thief of Bagdad," we were told in letters of light
that happiness must be earned!

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It is earned through perfect control of the emotional nature.
There can be no happiness where there is fear, apprehension or dread. With perfect faith
in God comes a feeling of security and happiness.

When man knows that there is an invincible power that protects him and all that he
loves, and brings to him every righteous desire of the heart, he relaxes all nervous tension
and is happy and satisfied.

He is undisturbed by adverse appearances, knowing that Infinite Intelligence is

protecting his interests and utilizing every situation to bring his good to pass.

"I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in a desert."

Uneasy lies the head that wears a frown. Anger, resentment, ill-will, jealousy and
revenge rob man of his happiness and bring sickness, failure and poverty in their wake.

Resentment has ruined more homes than drink and killed more people than war.

AFFIRMATIONS

I am now deluged with the happiness that was planned for me in the Beginning. My
barns are full, my cup flows over with joy.

My endless good now comes to me in endless ways.

I have a wonderful joy in a wonderful way, and my wonderful joy has come to stay.
Happy surprises come to me each day. "I look with wonder at that which is before me."
I walk boldly up to the lion on my pathway and find it is a friendly airedale.
My hearts desire is a perfect idea in Divine Mine, incorruptible and indestructible, and
now comes to pass, under grace in a magical way.

5: Love

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With love usually comes terrific fear. Nearly every women comes into the world with a
mythical woman in the back of her mind who is to rob her of her love.

She has been called "the other woman." Of course it comes from woman's belief in
duality. So long as she visualizes interference, it will come.

It is usually very difficult for a woman to see herself loved by the man she loves, so these
affirmations are to impress the truth of the situation upon her subconscious mind, for in
reality there is only oneness.

AFFIRMATIONS

As I am one with God, the Undivided One, I am one with my undivided love and
undivided happiness.

The light of the Christ within now wipes out all fear, doubt, anger and resentment. God's
love pours through me, an irresistible magnetic current. I see only perfection and draw to
me my own.

Divine Love, through me, now dissolves all seeming obstacles and makes clear, easy
and successful my way.

I love everyone and everyone loves me. My apparent enemy becomes my friend, a
golden link in the chain of my good.

I am at peace with myself and with the whole world. I love everyone and everyone loves
me.
The flood gates of my good now open.

6: Marriage

Unless marriage is built upon the rock of oneness it cannot stand; "Two Souls with but a
single thought, two hearts that beat as one."

The poet understood this, for unless man and wife are living the same thoughts (or living
in the same thought world), they must inevitably drift apart.

Thought is a tremendous vibratory force and man is drawn to his thought creations.

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For example: A man and woman married and were apparently happy. The man became
successful and his tastes improved, but the wife still lived in a limited consciousness.

Whenever the man bought anything he went to the best shops and selected what he
needed regardless of price.

Whenever the wife went out she haunted the Five and Ten Cent Stores.
He was living (in thought), on Fifth Avenue and her thought world was on Third
Avenue.

Eventually the break and separation came.

AFFIRMATION

I give thanks that the marriage made in heaven is now made manifest upon earth. "The
twain shall be made one" now and for all eternity.

7: Forgiveness
AFFIRMATIONS

I forgive everyone and everyone forgives me. The gates swing open for my good.
I call on the law of forgiveness. I am free from mistakes and the consequences of
mistakes. I am under grace and not under karmic law.

Though my mistakes be as scarlet, I shall be washed whiter than snow.

What didn't happen in the Kingdom never happened anywhere.

8: Words of Wisdom
AFFIRMATIONS

Faith without nerve is dead.

There is never a slip 'twixt the right cup and right lip.

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Never look or you'd never leap.
God works in unexpected places, through unexpected people, at unexpected times, His
wonders to perform.

Power moves but is never moved.

Loving your neighbor means not to limit your neighbor in word, thought or deed.
"Never argue with a hunch."

Christopher Columbus followed a hunch.

The Kingdom of Heaven is the realm of perfect ideas.
9: Faith

Hope looks forward, Faith knows it has already received and acts accordingly.
In my classes I often emphasize the importance of digging ditches (or preparing for the
thing asked for) which shows active faith and brings the demonstration to pass.

A man in my class, whom I called "the life of the party," because he always tried to find
a question I couldn't answer, but he never succeeded, asked: "Why is it then, a lot of
women who prepare Hope Chests never get married?" I replied: "Because it is a Hope
Chest and not a Faith Chest."

The prospective bride also violates law in telling others about it. Her friends come in and
sit on the Hope Chest and either doubt or hope she'll never succeed.

"Pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward
thee openly."

AFFIRMATIONS

Adverse appearances work for my good, for God utilizes every person and every
situation to bring to me my heart's desire. "Hindrances are friendly" and obstacles spring
boards! I now jump into my good!

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As I am one with the Undivided One, I am one with my undivided good.
As the needle in the compass is true to the north, what is rightfully mine is true to me. I
am the North!

I am now linked by an invisible, unbreakable magnetic cord with all that belongs to me
by Divine Right!

Thy Kingdom is come, Thy will is done in me and my affairs.

10: Loss

If man loses anything it shows there is a belief of loss in his subconscious mind. As he
erases this false belief, the article, or its equivalent will appear on the external.

For example: A woman lost a silver pencil in a theatre. she made every effort to find it
but it was not returned.

She denied loss, taking the affirmation: "I deny loss, there is no loss in Divine Mind
therefore I cannot lose that pencil. I will receive it or its equivalent."

Several weeks elapsed. One day she was with a friend who wore about her neck on a
cord, a beautiful gold pencil, who turned to her and said: "Do you want this pencil? I paid
fifty dollars for it at Tiffany's."

"The woman was aghast, and replied (almost forgetting to thank her friend) "Oh! God
aren't you wonderful! The silver pencil wasn't good enough for me!"

Man can only lose what doesn't belong to him by Divine Right, or isn't good enough for
him.

AFFIRMATION

There is no loss in Divine Mind, therefore, I cannot lose anything that is rightfully mine.
Infinite Intelligence is never too late! Infinite Intelligence knows the way of recovery.
There is no loss in Divine Mind, therefore, I cannot lose anything that is rightfully mine.
It will be restored or I will receive its equivalent.

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 11: Debt

If a man is in debt or people owe him money, it shows that a belief of debt is in his
subconscious mind.

This belief must be neutralized in order to change conditions.

For example: A woman came to me saying a man had owed her a thousand dollars for
years which she could not compel him to pay.

I said: "You must work on yourself, not the man," and gave her this statement: "I deny
debt, there is no debt in Divine Mind, no man owes me anything, all is squared. I send
man that man love and forgiveness."

In a few weeks she received a letter from him saying he intended to send the money and
in about a month came the thousand dollars.

If a student owes money, change the statement: "There is no debt in Divine Mind,
therefore, I owe no man anything, all is squared.

All of my obligations are now wiped out, under grace in a perfect way."
AFFIRMATIONS

I deny debt, there is no debt in Divine Mind, therefore, I owe no man anything. All
obligations are now wiped out under grace in a miraculous way.

I deny debt, there is no debt in Divine Mind, no man owes me anything, all is squared. I
send forth love and forgiveness.

12: Sales

A woman who lived in a country town wished to sell her house and furniture. It was in
the winter with snow so deep it was almost impossible for cars or wagons to reach her
door.

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As she had asked God to sell her furniture to the right person for the right price she was
unmindful of appearances.

She polished the furniture, pushed it into the middle of the room and prepared to sell it.
She said: "I never looked out of the window at the blizzard, I simply trusted God's
promises."

In miraculous ways people drove up and all the furniture was sold, and the house also,
without paying any commission to an agent.

Faith never looks out of the window at the blizzard, it simply prepares for the blessing
asked for.

AFFIRMATION

I give thanks that this article (or property) is now sold to the right person or persons for
the right price, giving perfect satisfaction.

13: Interviews
AFFIRMATIONS

There is no competition on the Spiritual plane. What is mine is given me, under grace.
I am identified in love with the Spirit of this person (or persons). God protects my
interest and the Divine Idea now comes out of this situation.

14: Guidance

Always on man's pathway is his message or his lead.

For example: A woman was much troubled over an unhappy situation. She thought to
herself, "Will it ever clear up?"

Her maid was standing near and commenced to tell her of her experiences. The woman
was too worried to be interested but listened patiently. The maid was saying: "I worked in

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a hotel once where there was a very amusing gardener, he always said such funny things.
It had been raining for three days and I said to him: 'Do you think it will ever clear up?'
And he replied, 'My God, doesn't it always clear up?'"

The woman was amazed! It was the answer to her thoughts. She said reverently, "Yes,
with my God it always clears up!" Soon after, her problem did clear up in an unexpected
way.

AFFIRMATIONS

Infinite Spirit, give me wisdom to make the most of my opportunities. Never let me miss
a trick.

I am always under direct inspiration. I know just what to do and give instant obedience
to my intuitive leads.

My angel of destiny goes before me, keeping me in the Way.

All power is given unto me to be meek and lowly of heart. I am willing to come last,
therefore, I come first.

I now place my personal will upon the altar. Your will, not my will; Your way not my
way; Your time not my time -- and in the twinkling of an eye it is done!

There are no mysteries in the Kingdom. Whatever I should know will now be revealed to
me, under grace.

I am a perfect non-resistant instrument for God to work through, and His perfect plan for
me now comes to pass in a magic way.

15: Protection
AFFIRMATIONS

I am surrounded by the White Light of the Christ, through which nothing negative can
penetrate.

I walk in the Light of the Christ and my fear giants dwindle into nothingness. There is
nothing to oppose my good.

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 16: Memory
AFFIRMATION

There is no loss of memory in Divine Mind, therefore, I recollect everything I should

remember and I forget all that is not for my good.

17: The Divine Design

There is a Divine Design for each man!

Just as the perfect picture of the oak is in the acorn, the divine pattern of his life is in the
superconscious mind of man.

In the Divine Design there is no limitation, only health, wealth, love and perfect self-
expression.

So on man's pathway there is always a Divine Selection. Each day he must live
according to the Divine Plane or have unhappy reactions.

For example: A woman moved into a new apartment which she had almost furnished,
when the thought came to her: "On that side of the room should stand a Chinese cabinet!

Not long after, she was walking by an antique shop. She glanced in and there stood a
magnificent Chinese cabinet about eight feet high, elaborately carved.

She entered and asked the price. The salesman said it was worth a thousand dollars but
the woman who owned it was willing to take less. The man added: "What will you offer
for it?" The woman paused and the price "Two hundred dollars" came into her mind, so
she answered: "Two hundred dollars." The man said he would let her know if the offer
was satisfactory.

She did not want to cheat anyone or get anything which was not rightfully hers, so going
home she said repeatedly: "If it's mine I can't lose it and if it isn't mine, I don't want it." It
was a snowy day and she said she emphasized her words by kicking the snow from right
to left, clearing a pathway to her apartment.

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Several days elapsed when she was notified that the woman was willing to sell the
cabinet for two hundred dollars.

There is a supply for every demand, from Chinese cabinets to millions of dollars.

AFFIRMATIONS

I let go of everything not divinely designed for me, and the perfect plan of my life now
comes to pass.

What is mine by Divine Right can never be taken from me. God's perfect plan for me is
built upon a rock.

I follow the magic path of intuition and find myself in my Promised Land, under grace.
My mind, body and affairs are now molded according to the Divine Pattern within.

18: Health

When man is harmonious and happy he is healthy! All sickness comes from violation of
Spiritual Law.

Jesus Christ said: "Be though healed, your sins are forgiven."
Resentment, ill-will, hate, fear, etc., etc., tear down the cells of the body and poison the
blood.

Accidents, old age and death itself, come from holding wrong mental pictures.
When man sees himself as God sees him, he will become a radiant being, timeless,
birthless and deathless, for "God made man in His likeness and His image."

AFFIRMATIONS

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I deny fatigue, for there is nothing to tire me. I live in the Kingdom of eternal joy and
absorbing interests. My body is "the body electric," timeless and tireless, birthless and
deathless.

Time and space are obliterated! I live in the wonderful now, birthless and deathless! I am
one the The One!

19: Animals

(Dog: for example)

AFFIRMATIONS

I deny any appearance of disorder. This dog is a perfect idea in Divine Mind and now
expresses God's perfect Idea of a perfect dog.

Infinite Intelligence illumines and directs this animal. It is a perfect idea in Divine Mind
and is always in its right place.

20: The Elements

Man is made in God's likeness and image (Imagination) and is given power and
dominion over all created things.

He has the power to "rebuke the winds and the waves," check floods or bring rain when
it is needed.

There is a tribe of American Indians who live in the desert country and depend on the
power of prayer only, to bring rain to water their crops.

They have a rain dance, which is a form of prayer, but no chief is allowed to take part
who has any fear.

They give exhibitions of courage before they are admitted to the ceremonies.
A woman, who was an eye-witness, told me that out of a blue sky came a deluge of
rain; the sun still shining.

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 AFFIRMATIONS

Fire:

Fire is man's friend and is always in its right place doing its right work.
Drought:

There is no drought in Divine Mind. I give thanks for the right amount of rain to nourish
these crops or garden. I see clearly this gentle downpour and the manifestation is now.

Storms:

The Christ within now rebukes the winds and the waves and there comes a great calm. I
see clearly peace established on land and sea.

21: Journey
AFFIRMATION

I give thanks for the Divinely planned journey under Divinely planned conditions with
the Divinely planned supply.

22: Miscellaneous

The thing you dislike or hate will surely come upon you, for when man hates, he makes
a vivid picture in the subconscious mind and it objectifies.

The only way to erase these pictures is through non-resistance.

For example: A woman was interested in a man who told her repeatedly of his charming
women cousins.

She was jealous and resentful and he passed out of her life.
Later on she met another man to whom she was much attracted. In the course of their
conversation he mentioned some women cousins he was very fond of.

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She resented it, then laughed, for here were her old friends "the cousins" back again.
This time she tried non-resistance. She blessed all the cousins in the Universe and sent
them good-will, for she knew if she didn't, every man she met would be stocked up with
women relations.

It was successfull for she never heard cousins mentioned again.

This is the reason so many people have unhappy experiences repeated in their lives.
AFFIRMATIONS

God is incapable of separation or division; therefore, my good is incapable of separation

or division. I am one with my undivided good.
All that is mine by Divine Right is now released and reaches me in a perfect way under
Grace.

God's work is finished now and must manifest.

There is no there —there is only here.
Reveal to me the way, let me see clearly the blessing which Thou hast given me.
Let Thy blessed will be done in me this day.
Hunches are my hounds of Heaven —they lead me in the perfect way.
I serve only faith and my unlimited abundance is made manifest.
I am undisturbed by appearances. I trust in God — and He now brings to me the desires
of my heart.

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